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Legend | Explains what is in the chart. |
Active Cell | The cell with the black border. Data can only be entered into the active cell. |
Best Fit | The width of the column will be increased or decreased so the widest entry will fit in the column. |
Worksheet | The worksheet is when you go on excel on the bottom left there will be sheet 1 sheet 2 and sheet 3 those are called worksheets. |
Gridlines | Vertical and Horizontal lines. |
Workbook | The whole page is your workbook, because it is where all of your worksheets are stored. |
Title | is the first line in the Excel spreadsheet. It is the most prominent heading in your sheet. |
Average Function | Sums the numbers in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of nonzero cells in the range. |
Merge & Center | Allows you to center titles evenly above your data by merging a number of cells into one and then centering the title in this one cell. |
Cell | The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data. |
Formula Bar | As you type, excel displays what you type on a bar at the top of the page. You can make formula bar larger by clicking the expand button to the right of the formula bar. It is placed next to the name box. |
Page Layout View | Allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing what it will look like once it’s printed. |
MIN Function | Determines the lowest number in the range of cells. You can enter the Min function using either of the methods used to enter the Average and MAX functions. |
Floating Dollar Sign | The floating dollar sign, that appears immediately to the left of the first digit with no spaces. |
Comma Style Format | Inserts a comma every three spots in a number to the left of the decimal point. |
Sheet Tab | Tabs that bring you to a different sheet in the document. |
Accounting Number | The dollar sign that is in front of the number. |
Fixed Dollar Sign | Is a “$” that is left aligned in a cell, usually with spaces in between the $ and the first number. It is used in the Accounting Number Format in Excel. |
Fill Handle | The small black square located in the lower-right corner of the heavy border around the active cell. Can be used to drag and drop/copy cells. |
Embedded Chart | The chart containing the Excel sheet information. |
Order of Operations | Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. First do what is in the Parenthesis; then the Exponents; then Multiplication and Division; then Adding and Subtracting. |
Max Function | Displays the highest value in a range. |
Currency Format | Puts in dollar sign and cents. |
Accounting Number Format | Numbers that are displayed with a dollar sign to the left of the number, inserts a comma every three positions to the left of the decimal point, and displays numbers to the nearest cent (hundredth place). |
function | Takes a value or values, performs an operation, and returns a result to the cell. |